The companies provide packaging products and services to clients across the Midwest, and employ more than 200 people at various locations.

Doyle’s 20 years of manufacturing leadership experience includes seven years as CEO of the Grand Haven-based GHSP, a JSJ Corp. company that makes mechanical controls for the auto industry.

“We are very pleased to welcome Paul to our team,” said Brent Patterson, who is stepping down as Coastal CEO and will remain as the company’s chairman. “Paul has produced great success in building high-performing, high growth organizations and we are excited about the talents he will contribute as we head into a period of significant growth for our company.”

Doyle, 55, served as president and CEO of GHSP from 2007 until earlier this year. He had previously served GHSP as vice president of sales and marketing and as vice president of human resources.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Doyle has lived and worked in West Michigan since 1993, when he joined the former Donnelly Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from West Virginia University. He is also a graduate of the Notre Dame Program in Executive Management.

Bill Baumgartner has recently promoted to president of Coastal Container, and will report to Doyle. Baumgartner has been with Coastal, located at 1201 Industrial Ave, since the company’s launch in 2007. A graduate of the Michigan State University School of Packaging, Baumgartner has more than 22 years of packaging industry experience. Baumgartner assumes day-to-day leadership of Coastal’s packaging business.

“We are making an all-out commitment to growing the business and getting the right leadership in place is a critical part of the equation,” Doyle said. “Bill’s experience at Coastal and within the industry is a tremendous asset for leveraging the technologies and products that will drive our container business forward.”

Clarence Martin, president of Coastal Automotive, will also report to Doyle. Located at 2871 Research Dr., Coastal Automotive supplies energy-management materials to the automotive, motorsports and packaging industries.